Saturday, February 7
Davidson, N.C.
6:00 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
Coll. of Charleston
'Cats Host College of Charleston Saturday on ESPN2
2/6/2009 2:29:30 PM | Men's Basketball
Davidson Wildcats (20-3, 13-0 SoCon) vs. College of Charleston Cougars (16-6, 8-4 SoCon)
Date: Feb. 7, 2009Time: 6 p.m.
Site: John M. Belk Arena (5,223 capacity) - Davidson, N.C.
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action on the Davidson Radio Network (1660 AM, 97.5 FM, online on Teamline)
Video: Televised live on ESPN2 with Dave O'Brien and Dick Vitale calling the action
Web sites: Davidson (www.DavidsonWildcats.com), College of Charleston (www.CofCsports.com)
Layup Line
• Davidson plays its fourth game in a week when the Wildcats host the College of Charleston Saturday night in John M. Belk Arena.
• The game will be televised live on ESPN2 with Dave O'Brien calling the action and Dick Vitale providing color analysis.
• Davidson has won 43 straight Southern Conference regular-season games and 51 of its last 52, dating back to Feb. 25, 2006. The league record is 44 by West Virginia from 1956-60.
• It's the longest active streak in the country. Memphis has won 41 consecutive Conference USA games.
• Davidson has a current 27-game winning streak in Belk Arena, including an 11-0 record this season. It's the third-longest home court win streak in the country. The 'Cats' last loss in the building was against Appalachian State Jan. 20, 2007.
• Davidson boasts a 203-58 (.778) all-time record in Belk Arena.
• Davidson has won 18 of its last 20 contests overall, including 10 in a row, and is coming off a 75-54 victory over UNC Greensboro in the Greensboro Coliseum Thursday evening.
• The Wildcats own their best record at this point of the season since the 1995-96 campaign, when Davidson won 19 in a row to post a 25-3 mark before falling 69-60 to Western Carolina in the SoCon Championship. The 'Cats lost their last contest that season 100-79 at South Carolina in the NIT.
• Junior guard Stephen Curry needs 159 points to pass John Gerdy and become Davidson's all-time leading scorer.
• Curry was named the SoCon Player of the Week Tuesday after averaging 26 points in three victories. It's a league-record seventh time he has earned the honor, which has been awarded since 1968. He's received the accolade 15 times in his career.
• Curry, who leads the nation in scoring, was named SoCon Player of the Month for January. He averaged 28 points and 5.8 assists in a 9-1 month for Davidson. It's the 11th time he has been given the honor in his career, including the last eight.
• Curry has been named one of 17 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, presented annually to the nation's top point guard.
• Curry has moved into the top-15 in NCAA Division I career 3-pointers. He is 12th with 373 and 6 away from moving into the top-10.
• Davidson has now tallied 20-plus wins for the fifth straight season. It's the ninth time the 'Cats have posted 20 wins under head coach Bob McKillop.
• With 10 SoCon wins this season, McKillop has now led the Wildcats to double-digit league victories 15 times, including the last eight campaigns.
• Today's game is the third annual BlackOut Belk Arena, and proceeds from the black T-shirt sales are going to local charity HAMMERS, an alliance between the Davidson Housing Coalition and Davidson College that was started in 2003.
• HAMMERS was created to “reduce the immediate threats to life, health, and safety in homes owned and occupied by lower wealth residents of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville and Mooresville.” Since its first project in 2005, HAMMERS has successfully completed repairs on more than 80 homes in the North Mecklenburg area.
• College of Charleston has lost two in a row, but is 6-3 in its last nine contests.
• The Cougars are coming off a 70-68 setback at Western Carolina Thursday night.
• The Cougars are 7-3 on the road, including 4-2 in league games.
Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series, which began in the 1926-27 campaign, 47-9.
• The Wildcats have won the last 11 contests in the series. Davidson owns a 25-2 record at home and a 6-2 mark in Belk Arena.
• The 'Cats are 15-3 against College of Charleston under head coach Bob McKillop, and all 18 meetings have come since the Cougars joined the SoCon in 1998.
• Davidson posted a 79-75 victory at Carolina First Arena in the season's first meeting.
• Stephen Curry tallied 29 points and nine assists to lead the 'Cats, and Will Archambault added 14 points and seven rebounds.
• Andrew Goudelock led the Cougars with 22 points, and Jermaine Johnson posted 16 points and 13 rebounds.
• Charleston came roaring back from a 12-point deficit late in the game, and a Goudelock runner from the baseline made the margin 77-75 with 51 seconds left.
• Curry was fouled in the act of shooting on Davidson's next possession but connected on 1-of-2 free throws, leaving the score at 78-75.
• The Cougars' Goudelock got a good look at a 3-pointer from the top of the key, but it would not go down. Curry hit 1-of-2 from the foul line with five seconds left for the final margin.
Leftovers From UNCG Game
• Curry continued his assault on the record books, passing former West Virginia great Jerry West on the SoCon career scoring list, now sitting in sixth place with 2,325 points in his two-plus years at Davidson.
• It was Lovedale's third double-double in the last four games.
• Curry moved past former UNC Wilmington guard Brett Blizzard on the NCAA career list for 3-pointers with 373 made from behind the arc.
Claw Marks
• Davidson has held its opponents under 40 percent shooting in 15 games this season, including the last seven, and has won all 15.
• The Wildcats have outrebounded their opponent in 16 games this season and have won all 16.
• In 13 conference games this season, Davidson has trailed for a combined 42:45.
• Stephen Curry has hit the 20-point mark in 67career games, the 30-point mark in 26 outings and the 40-point plateau five times. He owns the school record for career games with 40 or more and career contests with 30 or more.
• The 'Cats won a hard-fought road game at Samford Jan. 31. It was the first time Davidson scored 55 or less and won since a 53-48 home victory over UNC Greensboro Feb. 5, 2002.
• Davidson held Furman to 13 second-half points Jan. 21. The Paladins were held to four points in the first 17:10 of the stanza.
• Davidson set a school record with 25 steals against Guilford Nov. 14. Curry and Max Paulhus Gosselin combined for 17.
• The 'Cats' victory over NC State Dec. 6 was their first against an ACC school since defeating North Carolina 58-54 in Chapel Hill Nov. 20, 2001.
Davidson Draws Butler in ESPNU BracketBusters
• Davidson learned Monday that it will host No. 11 Butler Saturday, Feb. 21, in John M. Belk Arena in the seventh annual ESPNU BracketBusters event, and the contest will be televised live on one of the ESPN networks.
• The Wildcats are one of 26 teams selected to be a part of the BracketBusters event on the ESPN family of networks. The time of the game and television network will be announced Feb. 9.
• As part of the agreement, the 'Cats will play a return game at Butler in November or December of the 2009-10 season.
• Butler, which has climbed to 11th in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches Polls, has won 12 of 13 games and owns a 20-2 record.
• Davidson made its first appearance in the BracketBusters last season and defeated Winthrop 60-47 on the road en route to a 25-game winning streak and a spot in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional championship game.
• Tickets are included in the Davidson season ticket package.
Kicks From 'Cats
• When the Wildcats hosts Butler Saturday, Feb. 21, Davidson College and Samaritan's Feet will sponsor Kicks from 'Cats – The Andrew Lovedale Shoe Drive.
• Kicks from 'Cats will be supported by a White Out, and special white shirts will be available for purchase in the Davidson College Bookstore and online. Proceeds will support the cost of shipping the shoes to Africa.
• People coming to the game are also asked to bring a new pair of shoes, preferably basketball shoes in men's size 3 and up. The shoes will be distributed to people who need them in Benin City, and perhaps elsewhere in Nigeria.
• Shoes will be collected and sorted at the game by Davidson students, a group of alumni organized by Pete Ashcraft '57, and Samaritan's Feet, a non-profit organization dedicated to changing lives through Shoes of Hope distributions around the world. Samaritan's Feet will also coordinate the complicated logistics associated with shipping and distribution in Nigeria.
• Lovedale hails from Benin City, Nigeria, and only makes it home once every year.
• When he does go back to Nigeria, he collects used gear (shoes, shorts, shirts, basketballs) from his teammates to take home and distribute to his less fortunate countrymen. He fills as many bags as the airlines will allow and comes back to the US with nothing.
• The 23-year-old senior political science major estimates that he has taken 10 bags over since his freshman season.
• Lovedale says there are many interested in basketball in Nigeria, but they do not have the proper equipment. He wants to help give them the chance to learn the sport that has given him the opportunity to go to school in the United States.
• He was nominated for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, which recognizes student-athletes for great achievement during competition and in their community while staying in school.
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